Family Friend Poems

Poem of the Week for: 09/18/2018 - 09/24/2018

World Alzheimer's Month occurs every September. It's goal is to raise awareness about Alzheimer's disease and dementia. World Alzheimer's Day is on Friday September 21st this year. This week's poem, Changing Places by Alora M. Knight touches on the plight of caregivers, the children of the Alzheimer patient, who must "change places" and take care of their parents.

As you know, after each poem we ask you, Were you touched by this poem? Share your Story! In this poem's featured story, Kat from Chicago shares,

I have met people with memory loss and I have spent time with them and with their caregivers/families at a respite care center where I have been volunteering and where I have shared the novel that I'm writing. Your poem aptly captures the frustrations and challenges and sense of loss I imagine people must be feeling when they see the changes that Alzheimer's brings about and yet I see these family members and caregivers soldiering on, under such difficult, trying circumstances....